Troides rhadamantus

Golden birdwing
Male, upperside
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Troides
Species:
T. rhadamantus
Binomial name
Troides rhadamantus
(H. Lucas, 1835)
Golden Birdwing flying, captured in Luzon, Philippines
Troides rhadamantus flying, captured in Luzon, Philippines

Troides rhadamantus, the tropical golden birdwing,[2] is a birdwing butterfly that inhabits the Philippines. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1835. There are many subspecies on islands of the Philippines and some authors consider Troides plateni and Troides dohertyi as subspecies of T. rhadamantus.

Troides rhadamantus is a member of the Troides aeacus species group. The members of this clade are:

References

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ "Troides rhadamantus Lucas, 1835". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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